The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup[1] held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up.

Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.

The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.